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Originally Posted by Deskisamess
I see no difference between seeing the percentage read or seeing the book mark sticking out of the top of the book and visualizing that I'm about 30% or 70% through the book.
I don't "covet" gaining that 100% read, whether it's a digital book or a print book. I read mostly for pleasure, when I want, and I stop when I want. I may check how many pages are left, or how much reading time is left, if it's getting late and I'm tired.
I think you are over-thinking this.
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I don't read for completion, but having an e-reader has made me increasingly aware of those 'stats' for better or worse. It also may be a double edged sword that it tells me how many hours I have left in a book or in a chapter. This is useful of course, but also can become a crutch. My Kobo also tells me that I've "only" finished 4% of my current library, and spent about 154 or so hours reading on the device. These are all aimed at maintaining maximum engagement with the device in a gamified way. (I haven't read Hooked by Nir Eyal, but I suspect this is the exactly the strategy discussed in that book.) In today's attention-starved world, my brain can't help but latch onto those sorts of metrics, which are mercifully lacking in print books.